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Consumer borrowing up sharply in August
Oct 5 2007 5:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumers have boosted their borrowing at the fastest pace in three months, turning increasingly to their credit cards to replace home equity loans as a source of ready cash.
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Unemployment edges up despite new jobs
Oct 5 2007 5:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fears that the country could slide into a recession eased in September as employers created the most jobs in four months and workers' wages grew solidly. The unemployment rate crept up to 4.7 percent, the highest in over a year but still low by historical standards.
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Topps calls it quits after beef recall
Oct 5 2007 11:07AM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Topps Meat Co. on Friday said it was closing its business, six days after it was forced to issue the second-largest beef recall in U.S. history and 67 years after it first opened its doors.
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